Conductor support



March 1, 1932. s MATTHES 1,847,568

CONDUCTOR S UPPORT Filed April 7, 1950 I II'IUCH OI' %447 SAMUEL 5. MATT/f Atorney Patented Mar. 1, 1932 UNITED sr AT PA I GE SAMUEL S'. MATTHES3.OE MANSFLELD; OHIO, ASSIGNOB ro* THE OHIO BB ASS COMPAENY OF MENSFIELD3-OHIO;.A %KPM-IOM UE NEW JEBSEX connuoron Seznam Application. filed April 7,1930 Serial No. 44212 1..

Myinvention relatesto a` ste adying support for trolley concluctors and" has'particular' application to such' conductors as Suspended from the catenary ca'ble.

` The object otmy invention is to provide* a devce which willpreventside sway of the trolley concluctor, butat the same'time permit a vertical movement due to theupward pressur'e of thecurrent" collector. as it moves'a lon'g the trolley* wire and also' to permi t' a pivotal movement. of the clampj tor' supportng the troll'ey conrluct'or about a verticalaxssuch tha-t the trolTey clamp will have freedbmto move with the troll'ey wire' as it whips side' ways, thue relieving to a' large* degree Stress* 25 Figs. 3 and 4 and' 5 arer detailed views of the through or'clamping'bol't whi cli I emplby:

I have shown in Fig lmy inventon as` having one end Secured to a' support' 1" means of. a' fittngwhich in' turn' s` Secured' may have a proj ectng tongue 4 withahole therethrough to receive the pin" 5; I't will berecognizedhy those skuadra theart that in place of the support' 1 assh'own' the devicemay he attachecl to* other forms of' support common in overheadrailway Construction.

The troll'ey' conductor 6 is gripped by a; clamp 71 c'omprising'jaw'member 8 and &each proviclecljwith lips lOjto* grip' the conduct-,or 61 The jaweS and 9` have abutting members` 11 at one' endi The j aw's 8 and 9' are provided withtransverse' registeri ng h'oles between their upper' and l'oweredges' to receive the through bolt 1'2' shown` in cletail" in Figs. 3`, 4:' and. 5' and which comprises' a Stud portion' I with a threaded end 14 to receive the nut 15- and a socl' et portionl'having a passage 17 thereithrou'gh. When thethrough holti is posi- `tionccl relative to' the jaws' 8 and &and the'- to the support 1` bythe bolts' 31 Thefitting 2* nut1*5 d'rawr up, the jaws' will be forced into tight engagement with the' trolley conductor' 6)' and: the* abutting porti'ons 1'1 will also be forced into'` contact and" will act' a-s a fulcrum point for the jaws; If desired a spring lbck waslier 18 may' be' used'.

The "cl amp' 1 7" i s'supported by means of' the' steady rod 19" which is shown as. compri'sing a metal" member' 20 having a' bent' end por tion 21 which is` positionecf in the vertically clisposed passage?? in the' bolt 12 and. is prevented* froni vertical displacement by means oftheoverhanging lip'2`2` on the jew' 8. This Construction' will maintain' the clamp 7 and thesteady '1'od` 1 9? in' assembled' relation: such that the clamp will swivel in a; horizontal plane relative to the steady rod 19 and will move in a' vertical plane with the' member 1'9 a's the member 19 pivots: about the pin- 5'.

The rod" U'isshown' as secure'd to a strain insulator 23 which comprses an end ca'p 24` 'having' a cl'evis portion 25' Secured to the tongue 4 hy'means'of the pin 5 and also an end* cap 26 having' a' threaded portion 27 secured to the thre'a'ded end 28* of the rod 20. The end c aps 24* and 26' are connected by means' of the insulating` member' 29 which may be of wood or other suitable' insulating materiali The member 29" may have. tap'cring end portions upon which the Caps 24:. and 26 are compressed' or' the caps and end portions of the member 29 may he threadecl together or' they maybe Secured in other approved manner. In assemhling* the rod 20 to the. clamp 7 the bent en 21 is' positioned in* the'pas'- sage 17 before the member 12 is. position'ed with respect to the jaws. 8 and 9'.

'I prefer to have the longitudinal axis of the arm 19 angula r'ly disposed to the vertical plane common to the trol'ley wire holder 7 and the trolley' wire 6', thus giving: greater clearance' between the arm 1'9 and the outer end of a moving bow or pant'ograph current coll'ector;

Modifications of course will be apparent to those` shilled-` in the art', but I wish to be limited only by my" claims.

I claim 1. A steady'devce comprisinganelongated' me arm having means to secure one end of the arm to a support, holding means at the other end to hold a Wire, means on the holding means projecting sideways therefrom to slidably receive the end of the arm and projecting means on the holding means to engage the arm and prevent separation after assembly and in use.

2. A conductor support comprising means to receive and hold a conductor, transverse means secured to the' conductor-holding means to hold the jaws clamped to the conductor, transverse passage in the transverse holding means and having an aXis transverse to the conductor aXis and a support mounted in the passage to pivot about its aXis and projecting means on the conductor-holding means to co-operate with the support to prevent separation of the support and holding means after assembly of the parts.

3. A conductor support comprising clamping means to engage and hold a conductor comprising a pair of jaws, transverse means to hold the jaws clamped to the conductor, transverse passage in the transverse holding means and having an axis transverse to the conductor aXis and a support mounted in the passage to pivot about its aXis andmeans on one of the jaws to co-operate with the support to prevent separation of the support and clamping means after the parts are assembled.

4. A conductor support comprising a pair of jaws having means to grip a conductor, a transverseholding member having an enlarged head on one end with a transverse passage theren to receive a support in pivotal relation thereto and a threaded nut on the other end to draw and maintain the aws v in clamped relation to the conductor and projecting means on one jaw spaced from the said head and overhanging to prevent the removal of the support.

5. A conductor support comprising a clamping means to engage a conductor consisting of a pair of jaws with means to engage and hold the conductor, means to draw the jaws into said engagement with the conductor and means on the last said means to receive a support and other means to prevent separation of the support and clamping means. v

6. A conductor support comprising a pair of aws to grip a conductor, transverse means to ,hold the jaws to the conductor, neans on the transverse means to receive a supporting member in pivotal relation to one of the jaws and projecting means on one of the jaws and spac-ed from the transverse means to prevent separation of the support and supporting means.

7. A conductor support comprising a pair of jaws to grip a conductor, transverse means to hold the jaws to the conductor, means on the transverse means to receive a support member in pivotal relation to the support about an aXis atright angl es to the axis of the conductor and means to prevent separation of the supporting member and the support.

8. A trolley device comprising an arm with means at one end to be secured to a support, the arm having its other end bent at an angle to the aXis of the arm, an elongated holding member mounted on the bent end portion of the arm to pivot about the aXis of the said bent portion and having a threaded end, a pair of clamping jaws mounted on the holding member and having lips to grip a trolley conductor, means on the holding member to draw the jaws into holding engagement with the conductor and means on one jaw to engage the arm at the bight to prevent disengagement of the arm from the holding member. p

9. A trolley device comprising a pair of jaws, a through bolt to draw the jaws into holding engagement with a conductor, an arm projecting from one of the jaws at an inclined angle and having means at one end u to secure it to a support, means on the other end of the arm to secure it to said jaw to permit the jaws to pivot about a vertical aXis relative to the arm but held against pivotal movement relative to the arm about a horizontal axis.

10. A steady device comprising an elongated laterally projecting arm, means at one end to pivotally secure the arm to a support, holding means at the other end to receive and hold a conductor and means securing the arm and holding means together intermediate the upper and lower edges of the holding means and permit the holding means to swivel relative to the arm in the plane of the conductor and maintain the holding means against movement relative to the arm in a plane transverse to the conductor and means on the holding means to engage means on the arm to prevent accidental removal of the holding means from the arm.

11. A steady device comprising an elongated arm, means at one end to secure the arm to a support, holding means at the other end to receive and hold a conductor and means transversely disposed relative to the holding means securing the holding means directly to the arm with the longitudinal aXis of the arm angularly disposed to the vertical plane ofthe holding means and conductor and permit the holding means to swivel relative to the arm in the plane of the conductor and maintain the holding means against movement relative to the arm in a plane transverse to the conductor and means to prevent accidental removal of the holding means from the arm.

12. A steady device comprising an insulated elongated arm having means to attach one end to a support, holding means at the other end to receive and hold a conductor, means projecting from the holding means from a point between its upper and lower edges for securing the arm and holding means together With the arm extending in a transverse direction from the holding means and means on the holding means to prevent accidental separation of the holding means and arm.

13. A steady device comprising an elongated arm, means at one end to secure the arin to a support and the other end of the arin having a bent portion, holding neans at the other end of the arm and attached to the bent portion to grip a eonductor and means projecting from the holding means between its upper and lower edges to secure the holding means to the arm and means on the holding means to engage the end of the arm to prevent detachment of the arm.

In testimony Whereof I afiix my signature.

SAMUEL S. MATTHES. 

